The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “systematically removing” the party’s nominated candidates for the 2027 general elections, and replacing them with “strange names” unknown to the party.
The NDC’s National Chairman, Moses Zuwoghe, disclosed this in a statement posted on the party’s official X handle on Sunday.
Giving an instance of the replacement, Mr Zuwoghe said INEC published a list of the NDC Anambra State House of Assembly candidate that “reads like a deliberate plot to sabotage the NDC ahead of the general elections and cause dissatisfaction among its millions of supporters.”
“The NDC, totally condemns the action of the INEC and its officials over the uploading and publication of unauthorised names in various constituencies, principally in the Anambra State House of Assembly, home state of our presidential candidate, Peter Obi, where 10 names unknown to the party; names not authorised by the party; names not sent by the party to INEC, in accordance with the law, have now been uploaded and published as candidates of the party,” he said.
The national chairman asked the electoral commission to urgently investigate the matter and unravel the circumstances surrounding the decision.
